2013Regular SessionLiteracy-Based Promotion Act; establish in public schools to achieve grade-level reading by end of 3rd Grade.AN ACT TO ESTABLISH THE "LITERACY-BASED PROMOTION ACT" TO IMPROVE KINDERGARTEN AND FIRST THROUGH THIRD GRADE PUBLIC SCHOOL STUDENTS' READING SKILLS SO THAT EVERY STUDENT COMPLETING THIRD GRADE READS AT OR ABOVE GRADE LEVEL; TO REQUIRE SCHOOL DISTRICTS TO PROVIDE INTENSIVE READING INSTRUCTION AND INTERVENTION TO STUDENTS EXHIBITING A SUBSTANTIAL DEFICIENCY IN READING IN KINDERGARTEN AND GRADES 1 THROUGH 3; TO PROHIBIT THE PROMOTION OF STUDENTS WHOSE READING DEFICIENCY IS NOT REMEDIED BEFORE THE END OF THIRD GRADE; TO REQUIRE NOTICE TO BE GIVEN TO PARENTS OF KINDERGARTEN AND FIRST THROUGH THIRD GRADE STUDENTS EXHIBITING A READING DEFICIENCY; TO REQUIRE THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION TO ESTABLISH THE MISSISSIPPI READING PANEL TO COLLABORATE WITH THE DEPARTMENT ON ADOPTION OF APPROPRIATE ALTERNATIVE STANDARDIZED ASSESSMENTS AND APPROPRIATE SCREENING ASSESSMENTS; TO PROHIBIT THE PROMOTION OF PUBLIC SCHOOL STUDENTS BASED SOLELY ON A STUDENT'S AGE OR OTHER SOCIAL PROMOTION FACTORS; TO ESTABLISH GOOD CAUSE EXEMPTIONS FOR PROMOTION FOR THIRD GRADE STUDENTS FAILING TO MEET ACADEMIC REQUIREMENTS FOR PROMOTION; TO SPECIFY CERTAIN ACTIONS SCHOOL DISTRICTS MUST TAKE IN IMPLEMENTING THE LITERACY-BASED PROMOTION ACT IN KINDERGARTEN AND GRADES 1 THROUGH 3; TO REQUIRE SCHOOL BOARDS TO SUBMIT ANNUAL REPORTS TO PARENTS ON THEIR RESPECTIVE STUDENT'S PROGRESS IN READING; TO REQUIRE SCHOOL BOARDS TO PUBLISH DATA REFLECTING STUDENT PROGRESSION AND PERFORMANCE IN A LOCAL NEWSPAPER; TO REQUIRE THE STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION TO ADOPT POLICIES NECESSARY FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE PROGRAM; TO AMEND SECTION 37-13-91, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, AS AMENDED BY HOUSE BILL NO. 74, 2013 REGULAR SESSION, TO PROVIDE THAT CHILDREN AGE 5 ON OR BEFORE SEPTEMBER 1 OF THE CALENDAR YEAR WHO HAVE ENROLLED IN PUBLIC KINDERGARTEN ARE SUBJECT TO THE PROVISIONS OF THE MISSISSIPPI COMPULSORY SCHOOL ATTENDANCE LAW; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.05/21/2013 at 09:11SB2347Senate Bill 2347SB 2347SLawGeneral Bill/Constitutional AmendmentNoMajorityPassage 495EducationF../../House_cmtes/ED.xmlEducationF../../Senate_cmtes/ED.xmlHill../../Senate_authors/Hill.xmlGandy../../Senate_authors/Gandy.xmlHopson../../Senate_authors/Hopson.xmlSmith../../Senate_authors/Smith.xmlMcDaniel../../Senate_authors/McDaniel.xmlTindell../../Senate_authors/Tindell.xmlPolk../../Senate_authors/Polk.xmlParker../../Senate_authors/Parker.xmlCollins../../Senate_authors/Collins.xmlTollison../../Senate_authors/Tollison.xmlWatson../../Senate_authors/Watson.xmlA037-0013-0091../../code_sections/037/00130091.xml 101/21 (S) Referred To Education 201/31 (S) Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub 302/07 (S) Committee Substitute Adopted 402/07 (S) Passed../../../../2013/pdf/votes/senate/0310046.pdf 502/08 (S) Transmitted To House 602/20 (H) Referred To Education 702/27 (H) Title Suff Do Pass As Amended 803/05 (H) Read the Third Time 903/07 (H) Amended1003/07 (H) Passed As Amended../../../../2013/pdf/votes/house/0590006.pdf1103/11 (H) Returned For Concurrence1203/20 (S) Decline to Concur/Invite Conf1303/25 (S) Conferees Named Tollison,Burton,Hill1403/27 (H) Conferees Named Moore,Martinson,Currie1504/01 (S) Conference Report Filed1604/01 (H) Conference Report Filed1704/02 (H) Conference Report Adopted../../../../2013/pdf/votes/house/0850010.pdf1804/03 (S) Conference Report Adopted../../../../2013/pdf/votes/senate/0860020.pdf1904/08 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed2004/08 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed2104/18 Approved by Governor../../../../documents/2013/pdf/SB/2300-2399/SB2347SG.pdf../../../../documents/2013/dt/SB/2300-2399/SB2347SG.pdf../../../../documents/2013/html/SB/2300-2399/SB2347SG.htm../../../../documents/2013/pdf/SB/2300-2399/SB2347IN.pdf../../../../documents/2013/html/SB/2300-2399/SB2347IN.htm../../../../documents/2013/pdf/SB/2300-2399/SB2347CS.pdf../../../../documents/2013/dt/SB/2300-2399/SB2347CS.pdf../../../../documents/2013/html/SB/2300-2399/SB2347CS.htm../../../../documents/2013/pdf/SB/2300-2399/SB2347PS.pdf../../../../documents/2013/dt/SB/2300-2399/SB2347PS.pdf../../../../documents/2013/html/SB/2300-2399/SB2347PS.htm../../../../documents/2013/pdf/SB/2300-2399/SB2347SG.pdf../../../../documents/2013/dt/SB/2300-2399/SB2347SG.pdf../../../../documents/2013/html/SB/2300-2399/SB2347SG.htm../../../../documents/2013/pdf/cr/SB2347CR.pdf../../../../documents/2013/dt/cr/SB2347CR.pdf../../../../documents/2013/html/cr/SB2347CR.htmConference ReportAmendment Report for Senate Bill No. 2347../../../../documents/2013/pdf/ham/Amendment_Report_for_SB2347.pdf../../../../../documents/2013/html/ham/Amendment_Report_for_SB2347.htmCommittee Amendment No 1Adopted../../../../documents/2013/pdf/ham/SB2347_H_Cmte_Amend_01.pdf../../../../../documents/2013/html/ham/SB2347_H_Cmte_Amend_01.htmVoice VoteN../../../../documents/2013/pdf/fiscalnotes/SB2347.pdf